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Bridge of signs: can sign language empower non-deaf children to triumph over their communication disabilities?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19839103 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - October 21, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Toth A Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Educational programs for deaf students. Schools and programs in the United States.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19839104 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - October 21, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Educational programs for deaf students. Schools and programs in Canada.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19839105 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - October 21, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Educational programs for deaf students. Postsecondary programs.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19839106 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - October 21, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

University and college programs for personnel in deafness.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19839107 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - October 21, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Programs for deaf-blind children and adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19839108 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - October 21, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Advocacy, support, and rehabilitation programs.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19839109 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - October 21, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Research on deafness. Doctoral dissertations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19839110 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - October 21, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Research on deafness. Gallaudet University dissertations and theses.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19839111 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - October 21, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Residential schools for the deaf and academic placement past, present, and future.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19569299 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 6, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Moores DF Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Deafness and autistic spectrum disorders.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An orientation to autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), also known as autism, is provided, and the specific syndrome of autism and deafness is addressed. The two conditions have in common a major problem: communication. Case histories are provided, the development of treatment for autism is discussed, and the separate disorders that make up ASD are defined. Important medical conditions often present in ASD are named, and their roles in treatment and diagnosis are described. Because autism is generally regarded as increasing in prevalence, some say to epidemic proportions, there is an increase in children who are both deaf...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 6, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Vernon M, Rhodes A Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Establishment of joint attention in dyads involving hearing mothers of deaf and hearing children, and its relation to adaptive social behavior.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mounting evidence points to joint attention as a mediating variable in children's adaptive behavior development. Joint attention in interactions between hearing mothers and congenitally deaf (n = 27) and hearing (n = 29) children, ages 18-36 months, was examined. All deaf children had severe to profound hearing loss. Mother-child interactions were coded for maternally initiated and child-initiated success rates in establishing joint attention; mothers completed ratings of their children's adaptive behavior. Hearing mother-deaf child dyads had significantly lower maternally initiated success rates. No significant betwee...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 6, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Nowakowski ME, Tasker SL, Schmidt LA Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

An exploratory study of psychosocial risk behaviors of adolescents who are deaf or hard of hearing: comparisons and recommendations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The study compared psychosocial risk behaviors of adolescents who were deaf or hard of hearing with those of their hearing peers in a residential treatment facility. Statistically significant differences emerged between groups. The adolescents who were deaf or hard of hearing demonstrated clinically higher scores than those of their hearing peers on the psychosocial risk behaviors of risk to others, social and adaptive functioning, need for structure, aggression toward people and animals, destruction of property, theft and deceit, and rules violations. Implications and suggestions for helping professionals are included...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 6, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Coll KM, Cutler MM, Thobro P, Haas R, Powell S Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

The christian's duty toward the deaf: differing christian views on deaf schooling and education in 19th-century Dutch society.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A historical study is conducted into the founding of three boarding schools for Deaf children in The Netherlands, in 1790, 1840, and 1888. The article focuses on how three different religious views inspired divergent perspectives on citizenship and the role of the state, the church, and charity in helping Deaf people to become well-integrated citizens. For each school, a brief general context and a brief description of its political and religious background is given. The founding of the school, with accompanying difficulties, is then described, as well as the fundamental ideas of the founders regarding the image of the...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 6, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Tijsseling C, Tellings A Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Professional development for teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing: facing the assessment challenge.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Teachers of students with low-incidence disabilities, such as students who are deaf or hard of hearing, face unique challenges in putting education policy into practice. The present article presents professional development findings from the Third Annual National Survey of Accommodations and Assessment for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Cawthon, Hersh, Kim, & Online Research Lab, in press). A total of 391 participants described professional development they had experienced related to assessment of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Teachers reported greater exposure to topics in school/district se...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 6, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Cawthon S Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Evaluating deaf education Web-based course work.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Some U.S. universities use Web-based formats to offer most of the course work required to become a certified teacher of the deaf. Yet little research exists on how students judge the content and delivery of such courses compared to on-campus instruction. Parton (2005) described previous research concerning this topic as descriptive rather than empirical, and called for data-based investigation. In the present study, 108 consumers of online courses at one university were surveyed. A questionnaire was developed from a literature review and experiences of the author, who has taught long-distance courses since the early 19...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 6, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Luetke B Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Learning with a missing sense: what can we learn from the interaction of a deaf child with a turtle?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This case study reports on the progress of Navon, a 13-year-old boy with prelingual deafness, over a 3-month period following exposure to Logo, a computer programming language that visualizes specific programming commands by means of a virtual drawing tool called the Turtle. Despite an almost complete lack of skills in spoken and sign language, Navon made impressive progress in his programming skills, including acquisition of a notable active written vocabulary, which he learned to apply in a purposeful, rule-based manner. His achievements are discussed with reference to commonly held assumptions about the relationship...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 6, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Miller P Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Cochlear failures.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19350950 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - June 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Moores DF Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Comprehension of television messages by deaf students at various stages of education.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Since television captioning first became available in Spain, advances have occurred on two fronts: a progressive increase in the number of programs with captions and improved captioning technology. The present study explores the effectiveness of captioning through analysis of deaf viewers' comprehension, taking into account the contribution of the program's verbal and visual information. The study participants, comprising two groups of deaf students at different educational stages, were asked to explain what they had understood after watching a film under two conditions: voice and sound but without captions; and voice,...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - June 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Cambra C, Silvestre N, Leal A Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Roles and responsibilities of itinerant specialist teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The roles and responsibilities of itinerant specialist teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students were examined. Data were collected through surveys of practicing teachers, interviews, and school observations. Questions focused on tasks itinerant teachers perform most often in their jobs, where they learned these tasks, and whether they would be interested in continuing education for a particular task. Tasks most frequently listed by respondents involved direct work with deaf and hard of hearing students followed by consultation with regular education teachers, developing individualized education plans, coordinating...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - June 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Foster S, Cue K Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Facilitating access: what information do Texas postsecondary institutions provide on accommodations and services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing often require accommodations in order to participate in essential functions of college life. Although federal law mandates access to campus activities, real access for these students varies by site. The present study investigated the level of access of students who are deaf or hard of hearing at Texas postsecondary institutions. These schools' online accommodations policies were reviewed in fall 2006. A systematic review of published policies was used to summarize accommodations and services available for instruction, assessment, and campus life. About half of the 157 schools pr...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - June 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Cawthon SW, Nichols SK, Collier M Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Veteran teachers' use of recommended practices in deaf education.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Deaf education teacher preparation programs face the likelihood that their graduates may not implement evidenced-based practices they were taught once they have graduated. The literature suggests that new teachers follow the school culture where they work rather than methods and strategies taught in their preparation programs. To investigate whether teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) implement recommended practices, 23 teachers from three schools for the deaf were interviewed about their implementation and use of two recommended practices: independent reading and problem solving. The guiding que...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - June 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Easterbrooks SR, Stephenson BH, Gale E Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Families with young deaf children and the mediation of mathematically based concepts within a naturalistic environment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A qualitative study is described that sought to examine the relationship between young deaf children's level of mathematics ability ("more successful" and "less successful" as defined by scores on the Test of Early Mathematics Ability-3, Ginsburg & Baroody, 2003) and the opportunities available to develop early mathematics concepts during daily life with their families. Findings indicate substantial differences between the two groups of children. Children who demonstrated higher levels of mathematics ability were found to spend a larger percentage of their day interacting with the adults around them and to experien...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - June 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Kritzer KL Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Symbol-infused joint attention and language use in mothers with deaf and hearing toddlers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mother-child interactions in 2-year-old deaf toddlers with deaf parents, deaf toddlers with hearing parents, and hearing toddlers with hearing parents were explored. Fifteen dyads were videotaped in free play and symbol-infused joint attention tasks. Dyads with hearing parents displayed similar responsiveness/directiveness patterns and spent similar amounts of time in symbol-infused joint attention regardless of child hearing status. Deaf toddlers with hearing mothers, however, produced significantly fewer different words and spent less time in sustained interactions than hearing toddlers. Compared with hearing mothers...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - June 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Gale E, Schick B Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Mental health and self-image among deaf and hard of hearing children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mental health and self-image among deaf and hard of hearing children (ages 11-18 years) in southern Sweden was investigated. The children (N = 111) attended special schools for the deaf (n = 28), special schools for the hard of hearing (n = 23), and regular schools where hard of hearing children were mainstreamed (n = 60). The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman, 1997) was used to screen mental health and the "I Think I Am" questionnaire Ouvinen-Birgerstam (1982, 1984) to measure self-esteem. The study shows that hard of hearing children seem to do as well, as a group, as other children in Swedish society...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - June 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Mejstad L, Heiling K, Svedin CG Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Inclusion, itinerant teachers, and the pull-out model.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18807400 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - September 26, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Moores DF Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Deaf education and bridging social capital: a theoretical approach.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The authors use elements of social capital theory to explore the rapidly changing landscape of deaf education in America. They suggest that the formation of relationships, and networks of relationships, between deaf students and adults has a value that often goes undetected or underappreciated in deaf education. The authors point out that social capital theory, as applied to deaf education, generates a number of potentially productive areas for improving outcomes among deaf students, and for future research in the field. The article includes discussion of a number of positive steps to promote bridging social capital am...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - September 26, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Wilkens CP, Hehir TP Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Coenrollment for students who are deaf or hard of hearing: friendship patterns and social interactions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Third- and fourth-grade students in two separate classrooms--one a classroom with only hearing students and the other a coenrolled classroom with hearing, hard of hearing, and deaf students--were assessed to determine friendship patterns, attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions about sign language and deafness. Sociograms, interviews, and videotape analysis of the students' responses were done. Results suggest that hearing students in the coenrolled classroom had better sign language skills, a more positive attitude toward deafness, and an improved awareness of certain aspects of hearing loss (such as speech and amplificat...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - September 26, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Bowen SK Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Engagement during reading instruction for students who are deaf or hard of hearing in public schools.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An observational study of reading instruction was conducted in general education, resource, and self-contained classrooms, grades 1-4, in public schools. Participants included students who were deaf or hard of hearing and their reading teachers. Results indicated that time engaged in reading and/or academically responding varied significantly by grade level enrolled, reading curriculum grade level, and instructional setting, but not level of hearing loss or presence or absence of concomitant conditions. Students working with reading curriculum one grade level below spent significantly less time in reading instruction a...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - September 26, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Donne V, Zigmond N Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Providing online course opportunities for learners who are deaf, hard of hearing, or hearing.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For more than 20 years, two courses, History, Education, and Guidance of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing and Introduction to Instructional Methods for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, have been taught at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania using a traditional lecture format. A state grant provided funding to explore the use of technology to teach online courses to college-age learners who are deaf, hard of hearing, or hearing. Saba Centra software was used as the online tool for the synchronous presentation of course content, which included PowerPoint lecture material, text chat opportunities, sign language-interpreted video, and ...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - September 26, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Slike SB, Berman PD, Kline T, Rebilas K, Bosch E Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Professionalism and coordination: allies or enemies?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Professionalism arose concurrently with coordination policies among service providers and between parents and service providers in deaf education practices. The author examines the effects of professionalism on coordination among service providers from different disciplines (deaf education, speech-language pathology, elementary education, secondary education, audiology, otolaryngology, and pediatrics), as well as coordination between parents and these service providers in multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary teams in the light of her own experience as a teacher of children who are deaf and hard o...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - September 26, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Kassini I Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Towards integrated practices in early detection of and intervention for deaf and hard of hearing children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It is well documented that undetected hearing loss can have a profound effect on a child's holistic development, including communicative, language and cognitive development. It is crucial therefore that deaf and hard of hearing infants are detected as early as possible so that appropriate intervention services and support can be initiated. To assist parents in enabling their child's optimal growth and development, HI HOPES-the first South African home-based early intervention project-was launched in August 2006, offering families weekly home-based support that is both child-centred and family-directed. A critical overv...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - September 26, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Storbeck C, Calvert-Evers J Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

College and university requirements for teachers of the deaf at the undergraduate level: a twenty-year comparison.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
College and university requirements for undergraduate deaf education teacher preparation programs from 1986 and 2006 were compared. Thirty percent fewer undergraduate programs were in existence in 2006 than in 1986. Compared to programs in the 1986-1987 academic year, programs in 2006-2007 placed less emphasis on course work related to speech and hearing and more emphasis on the development of sign language skills. These findings are discussed in relation to the increasing probability that future employment for program graduates will be in itinerant and resource placements within public schools with children whose hear...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - September 26, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Dolman D Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

National study of master teachers in deaf education: implications for teacher education.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
After an extensive review of relevant literature, the investigators developed a questionnaire on teacher characteristics and behaviors in relation to master teachers and distributed it electronically to deaf education professionals. The questionnaire recipients represented administrators, experienced teachers (e.g., those with 3 or more years' experience), and college and university faculty responsible for preparing teachers of the deaf. Follow-up interactive interviews were conducted with representatives of each constituency. Considerable similarities were noted in the priorities assigned across the three different co...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - September 26, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Scheetz NA, Martin DS Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Issues and trends in American Annals of the Deaf publication. 2001 to 2007.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18711837 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - August 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Moores D, Anderson K, Ayers K, Krantz K, Lafferty M, Locke A, Smith AM, Vander Weide R Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Educational programs for deaf students. Schools and programs in the United States.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18711838 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - August 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Educational programs for deaf students. Schools and programs in Canada.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18711839 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - August 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Educational programs for deaf students. Postsecondary programs.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18711840 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - August 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

University and college programs for personnel in deafness.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18711841 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - August 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Programs for deaf-blind children and adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18711842 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - August 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Advocacy, support, and rehabilitation programs.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Advocacy, support, and rehabilitation programs. Am Ann Deaf. 2008;153(2):232-64 Authors: PMID: 18711843 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - August 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Research on deafness. Doctoral dissertations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 18711844 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - August 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Research on Bi-Bi instruction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18619064 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Moores D Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Wanted: brains and hearts.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18619065 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Andrews JF Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

A summary of the reading comprehension research undertaken with students who are deaf or hard of hearing.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The American Federation of Teachers (1999) has stated that "the most fundamental responsibility of schools is teaching students to read" (p. 7). The central purpose of reading is comprehension--constructing meaning from text. The purpose of the present study was to identify, review, and summarize the research published in professional peer-reviewed journals related to reading comprehension and school-age students who are deaf or hard of hearing between 1963 and 2005. Fifty-two studies were identified and reviewed. The results were summarized in a table and reported descriptively. The most frequently researched reading ...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Luckner JL, Handley CM Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Learning English from signed English: an impossible task?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A sample of elementary school- and high school-age deaf students in special education programs in the Australian state of Queensland using Australasian Signed English (ASE) took the Test of Syntactic Abilities (Quigley, Steinkamp, Power, & Jones, 1978) and wrote a story in response to a wordless picture sequence. Several analyses of the students' test scores and of the written language of their stories were undertaken. It was found that classroom use of ASE was of benefit to these students in developing English and telling a story in writing, but that there were complex aspects of syntax that required special teach...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Power D, Hyde M, Leigh G Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Lessons learned from more than two decades of HIV/AIDS prevention efforts: implications for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In contrast with the nearly 30 years of HIV/AIDS research with the hearing community, data on HIV infection among persons who are deaf and hard of hearing is primarily anecdotal. Although the few available estimates suggest that deaf and hard of hearing persons are disproportionately affected by HIV infection, no surveillance systems are in place to identify either frequency or mode of HIV infection within this population. Moreover, to date, all empirically validated HIV prevention interventions have relied on communication strategies developed for persons who hear. Therefore, understanding and developing effective pre...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Winningham A, Gore-Felton C, Galletly C, Seal D, Thornton M Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

Identification and placement for deaf students with multiple disabilities: choosing the path less followed.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Students with a hearing loss often have an additional disability. Although the number of deaf students with multiple disabilities is growing, research on this population has significantly decreased over the past quarter-century. The article reviews the literature on identification and placement of deaf students with multiple disabilities, specifically deaf students with one of the following disabilities: autism, emotional/behavior disorders, attention deficit disorders, or mental retardation. Degree of incidence is also reported, and is compared with statistics from the annual report of the Gallaudet Research Institute...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Guardino CA Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

The linguistic milieu of Norwegian children with hearing loss.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The article is based on a national survey in Norway of the linguistic situation of deaf children. Parents, teachers, and children were asked to make judgments on topics related to the children's language milieu at home and at school by means of detailed questions using two response methods: a language inventory and rating scales. The inventory is more detailed than those in other studies and required all three groups to consider not only the use of the two native languages, Norwegian and Norwegian Sign Language, but other forms combining sign and speech. The data revealed that languages used with the children included ...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Arnesen K, Enerstvedt RT, Engen EA, Engen T, Høie G, Vonen AM Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals

The status of sign language instruction in institutions of higher education: 1994-2004.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Surveys of sign language programs in institutions of higher education in the United States, conducted in 1994 and 2004, are compared to reveal changes over time. Data are presented concerning the institutional environment of programs, program administrators, and instructors. Institutions examined in 2004 were on average 5 years older than those examined in 1994. More institutions accepted sign language for general education and foreign language requirements. Program administrators in 2004 were more likely to have primary duties as teachers rather than administrators, and to have greater understanding of the subject mat...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - July 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Cooper SB, Reisman JI, Watson D Tags: Am Ann Deaf Source Type: journals